Cardiology Quiz

What is the term for a sudden, severe onset condition that requires short-term care?

• Dysrhythmia

• Acute

• Ischemia

• Murmur

Which procedure restores a normal heart rhythm when it's beating abnormally or too fast?

• Echocardiography

• Cardioversion

• Telemetry

• Electrophysiology

What is the electrical shift in muscle cells that causes them to contract called?

• Repolarization

• Necrosis

• Depolarization

• Hypertrophy

What is the term for the return of stimulated muscle to the resting state?

• Depolarization

• Repolarization

• Dysrhythmia

• Ischemia

What is an abnormal heartbeat or an irregular rhythm in the heart called?

• Murmur

• Dysrhythmia

• Segment

• Vector

Which procedure uses sound waves to create images of the heart and nearby blood vessels?

• Cardioversion

• Echocardiography

• Telemetry

• Electrophysiology

What is the process of increasing the size, density, and shape of an organ or tissue called?

• Ischemia

• Hypertrophy

• Necrosis

• Murmur

What term describes a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown?

• Idiopathic

• Acute

• Segment

• Vector

What is the study of the electrical activity of biological cells and tissues, including the heart?

• Telemetry

• Electrophysiology

• Echocardiography

• Cardioversion

What occurs when an organ or part of the body doesn't receive enough blood flow, leading to a lack of oxygen and nutrients?

• Necrosis

• Ischemia

• Murmur

• Hypertrophy